Topic - Philip E. Berger

He and Berger also said eliminating the option for county magistrates to grant cashless bail for defendants with past violent felony convictions would result in more consistency in decisions.

N.C. lawmakers likely to propose tougher pretrial release laws after fatal stabbing →

Senate leader Phil Berger successfully argued in court last month that the governor's arguments against the provision were largely hypothetical.

North Carolina governor doesn't appeal ruling on who gets say over highway patrol commander →